Saturday, April 18, 2009

Don't be fooled by conservatives

The conservative "movement" has been very fired up as of late, hosting "tea parties" and such. While it's refreshing to see some actual signs of life from the conservative Right, and perhaps a good opportunity to see how many conservatives we can turn into market anarchists (I'm living proof it's possible), we should take their newly discovered "anti-statism" with a grain..no..bucket of salt.

For one thing, the situation we're in right now is entirely the fault of conservatives. Bush set the precedent for Obama's policies (bail-outs, "stimulus" packages, insane deficit spending, etc), allowing the Democrats to move far, far, far more in that direction. Conservatives cheered Bush's policies and wars every step of the way. Bush's unpopularity, along with the pathetic bumbling campaign of war criminal McCain, handed the election to the Democrats on a silver platter. Now that they've put Obama in power and encouraged all of his policies, conservatives are outraged and throwing everything they've got at the opposition.

Sorry guys, but:1) All of this is completely your fault.2) The Democrats have only been in charge for a couple of months. (I'm not suggesting we "give them a chance," but that conservatives share most of the blame.)3) You wouldn't be making a peep if McCain was doing the exact same thing. (if not worse).4) You only oppose government spending when it's on something less crazy than what you want it spent on.

Obviously, I do not support Obama's spending spree. But it's not the worst thing in the world. I would rather have the government spend its stolen loot on pork-barrel projects and ACORN than on the military and its pointless wars.

So if anything positive can be said about the "stimulus" and out-of-control spending, it's that it may hamper the state's ability to spend money on even more destructive things that conservatives support.

I'm honestly astounded at how instantly both groups switched sides. Now it's liberal Democrats warning about the opposition being "domestic terrorists," "threats to national security," "extremist signs" (at the rallies) and so on. Meanwhile, conservatives suddenly oppose their own policies and have discovered their liberties are in jeopardy.

It's like..."dude, it's been a few MONTHS, and you've all taken the exact opposite position."

We all know how hypocritical the two parties are, but it's just too much. I almost can't believe it.

"Obviously, I do not support Obama's spending spree. But it's not the worst thing in the world. I would rather have the government spend its stolen loot on pork-barrel projects and ACORN than on the military and its pointless wars."

This isn't really accurate. Obama has upped military spending, is planning to escalate the war in Afghanistan, and is gradually reneging on his promise to end the war in Iraq.